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do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

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do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.